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GfK Streaming Video Study: “Over-the-Top” TV Viewing Is Higher in Gen X, Kid Households

At a time when streaming video viewing is upending TV business models, a new GfK study sheds light on the phenomenon, including which Internet-connected devices and services different viewers prefer. The 2015 Ownership and Trend Report, from GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor™, reveals that households with at least one member of Generation X (roughly ages … Read more

Worldwide Smartphone Market Posts 11.6% YoY Growth in Q2 2015

According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up 11.6% from the 302.1 million units in 2Q14. The 2Q15 shipment volume represents the second highest quarterly total on record. Following … Read more

Samsung Top in Smartphones, but Down From 2014

IDC released its preliminary data on the smartphone market in Q2 by highlighting that it’s the growth in emerging markets that is driving the market. In total, 337.2 million smartphones were shipped, up 11.6% from 302.1 million in Q2 2014, the second highest quarterly total on record. For all phones, the total was 464.6 million, … Read more

IHS Forecasts OLED Materials

IHS has a new report available on OLED materials. At the moment, the market is dominated by Samsung Display’s purchases, but will be overtaken by LG Display from 2016. Chinese makers are also expected to start to have an influence from the end of this year, or early next. Materials covered include light-emissive layer materials: … Read more

CDS Adds Videowalls and Large Format Displays

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CDS of the UK has now added video walls and large format displays to its portfolio of products for hire or rental by installers or VARs. CDS’s new range of professional large format LED monitors have built in media player and HDMI inputs and are now available in three larger sizes; 65″, 70″ and 84″.

LG Display Result 23/07/2015

LG Display (LGD) reported a 4% sequential drop in turnover in the second quarter to KRW6.7 trillion ($5.7 billion), though this was 12% higher than last year’s Q2 turnover of KRW5.9 trillion ($5 billion). LGD’s net profit for Q2 of KRW363 billion ($312.7 million) was 24% lower than Q1 but a 42% improvement on Q2 … Read more

Global UltraHD/4k Market to Reach $30.4 Billion by 2020

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New data from Transparency Market Research estimates that the worldwide UltraHD 4k panel market will reach $30.4 billion by 2020, representing a CAGR of 12.6% from 2013 to 2020. By volume, the market is forecast to reach 5.7 million units by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2014 to 2020. The analyst attributes … Read more